What color is #C77EC7?

#C77EC7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C77EC7?

The RGB value is 199, 126, 199: 199 red, 126 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C77EC7?

The complementary color is #7EC77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C77EC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C77EC7 color

#C77EC7 rgb(199, 126, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C77EC7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 49.4% green and 78% blue (199, 126, 199).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#C77EC7 color codes

HEX	`#C77EC7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 126, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 49.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 37%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, 39.7, -26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 47.66, 326.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.322, 31.189, 57.865)`
Decimal	`13074119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C77EC7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C77EC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C77EC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C77EC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c77ec7; }
.text { color: #c77ec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c77ec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 126 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c77ec7, #c77ea3); }

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Questions

What color is #C77EC7?: #C77EC7 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C77EC7?: The RGB value is 199, 126, 199: 199 red, 126 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C77EC7?: The complementary color is #7EC77E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C77EC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.